Investment Securities Trader​/Analyst

Role

The Securities Trader/Analyst will manage key aspects of the investment team’s trading and portfolio management processes including trade execution and settlement, investment reporting and research, regulatory reviews and collaborating with Wealth Advisors on client requests. The role will support the investment team across its functions while also serving as the key liaison between the investment team and other functional areas.

• Trading and Portfolio Management
• Executes most securities trading for most of the firm’s stocks, bonds, mutual funds and stock options.
• Manages asset transfer and account opening/closing process working with Middle Office, and Wealth Advisors and Portfolio Managers.
• Maintains relationships with brokers and collaborates with Operations Department to resolve settlement issues.
• Assists Portfolio Managers with strategy change execution in client accounts, including security purchases, sales and swaps.
• Assists the Portfolio Managers with Monitoring/reporting of asset allocation and performance
• Monitors process of overdraft protections and overdraft resolution.
• Operationally setting up new assets on the system, account restrictions and exclusions, and associated models/user defined codes.
• Completes fiduciary fee review of incoming IRA accounts
• Client Services
• Works with Portfolio Managers to develop investment proposals for a client’s financial goals and risk tolerance.
• Supports Senior Portfolio Managers and CIO by developing and preparing reporting packets for client meetings.
• Investment Strategy and Policy
• Monitors global macroeconomic conditions and financial markets.
• Monitors fundamentals of firm’s stock and bond positions.
• Participates on the Investment Committee, making asset allocation strategy and individual asset selections recommendations.
• Assists Senior Portfolio Managers and CIO in curating and disseminating investment research for asset selection, investment committee and Wealth Advisors.
• Assists the Portfolio Managers and CIO by preparing reports on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual basis for the BOD and the Planning Meeting.
• Regulatory Reviews
• Participates in account review process, auditing the firm’s portfolios on an annual basis for compliance.
• Works with Portfolio Managers to resolve investment compliance issues

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Accounting or Finance
• 02 years’ experience in wealth or investment management/securities industry
• Experience analyzing individual equity and fixed income securities preferred
• CFA candidate or designation preferred

• Sharp analytic and math skills
• Strong Excel and Adobe skills
• Excellent organizational skills, effectively manages time and priorities
• Writes clearly and informatively, edits work for spelling and grammar
• Openly and respectfully questions colleagues to gain clarity and understanding
• Must professionally maintain confidential information